Civil and Railway Engineering MEng

Year 1

Our first year has been designed to provide a contemporary and flexible educational model that builds upon essential engineering fundamentals to develop your broader understanding of behaviour, policy, entrepreneurship, and global perspectives and kindles the passion necessary to address the societal challenge agenda. The first year is shared across the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering.

• Electrical Engineering 1 - 20 credits
  In this module, the fundamentals of electronic and electrical engineering are covered. It will begin with analogue circuits describing the fundamentals of circuit analysis and the design of analogue devices. The fundamentals of digital systems will then be covered using Boolean algebra and related techniques to analyse digital circuits up to an introduction to flip flops. Finally electrical power and machinery systems will be introduced.
  
• Engineering Materials - 10 credits
  The aim of the module is to introduce the range of materials and their key properties used in engineering in order to allow them to select the appropriate materials for a given application. The module also introduces fundamental science that determines the electrical or mechanical properties of materials, such as atomic / molecular structures. In addition students will also be introduced to software which will allow them to model the properties and behaviour of engineering materials and analyse the results of experiments.
• Engineering Mathematics 1 - 20 credits
  The module aims to enhance student knowledge and understanding of the mathematics used in engineering and to develop the skills of its use.
• Fluid Mechanics and Energy Transfer - 20 credits
  In this module, the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and energy conservation, and introduce associated engineering applications.
• Integrated Design Project 1A - 10 credits
  The aim of the module is to introduce students to the design process and the skills employed therein, within an engineering context.
• Integrated Design Project 1B - 10 credits
  The aim of the module is for students to continue the design process and the skills employed therein, within an engineering context.
• Introduction to Computing for Engineers - 10 credits
  The aim of this module is to introduce engineers to computers and computer programming using an important modern programming language which has applications from small embedded systems to supercomputers.
• Mechanics 1 - 20 credits
  In this module, the mathematics and scientific principles related to mechanics in the context and application in engineering. The module covers: general principles, the mechanical properties of material and the basic principles of analysis, all underpinned with essential mathematics. Where relevant, historical examples are embedded into the module in order to provide context for the taught material.

Your second year will build on the broad base of Year 1, and begin your departmental specialisation with coverage of rail-specific modules and the core fundamentals that underpin Civil Engineering. The strong design theme running through our programmes will become apparent, where detailed design work shows you how to apply the taught theory to design key components of Civil Engineering structures, continuing the theme of integrated design project working established in Year 1.

• Structural Engineering 1 - 20 credits
• Materials Engineering 1 - 20 credits
• Geotechnical Engineering 1 - 20 credits
• Open Channel Flow Hydraulics - 10 credits
• Construction Practice and Management 1 - 10 credits
• Railway Traction - 20 credits
• Railway Infrastructure Engineering - 20 credits

Years 3 and 4 allow you to develop further as your specialisation increases. You have the option to choose some modules and can also tailor your study towards your interests through individual projects. In the later years of the course, we aim to challenge your innovative, creative, technical, management and presentation skills to bring together your learning over the degree programme.

All final-year students will also ‘go it alone’ in a supported research project where you develop an understanding of an area of civil engineering that particularly interests you. You have an individual supervisor throughout the research project and may work with their research team for additional support.

• Structural Engineering 2 - 20 credits
• Materials Engineering 2 - 20 credits
• Geotechnical Engineering 2 - 20 credits
• Railway Management and Control - 20 credits
• Railway Design Project - 20 credits

Choose 20 credits of optional modules, examples listed below. Optional modules are subject to timetabling constraints.

• Industrial Project 1 (Civil Engineering) - 20 credits
• Capability Systems Engineering - 10 credits
• Civil Engineering Group Management Project A - 10 credits
• Civil Engineering Group Management Project B - 10 credits
• Surface and Groundwater Hydrology - 10 credits
• Applied Fluid Mechanics - 10 credits
• Water Transmission and Treatment - 10 credits

• Structural Engineering 3 - 20 credits
• Geotechnical Engineering 3 - 20 credits
• Advanced Topics in Railway Engineering - 20 credits
• Civil Engineering Reserach Project - 40 credits
• Railway Synoptic Project - 20 credits

Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to core modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.